Russia’s Putin orders 36-hour weekend ceasefire in Ukraine
The order follows a proposal by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, earlier in the day.
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Bryan Kohberger ‘stalked Idaho murders house at least 12 times’ before killings, arrest affidavit shows
Investigators state nearly all incidents took place late at night or early in the morning
Bryan Kohberger applied for police internship around time of Idaho murders, arrest affidavit reveals
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, applied last year for an internship with the Pullman Police Department
McCarthy fails again as House GOP’s speaker chaos drags on for third day
No party in control of the House has failed to elect a speaker on first vote in 100 years
Stalemate continues as McCarthy fails again to win House speakership
Despite endless talks, signs of concessions and a public spectacle unlike any other in recent political memory, the path ahead remained uncertain.
Matt Gaetz votes for Donald Trump for House speaker in seventh round
Gaetz is the lead Republican opposing McCarthy.
Nate Thayer, reporter who interviewed Pol Pot, dies
Nate Thayer, a fearless reporter who survived several brushes with death over decades covering conflict in Southeast Asia and was the last western journalist to interview Pol Pot, the leader of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, has died
US, Turkey sanction alleged Islamic State Group supporters
The U.S. and Turkey worked in coordination to impose sanctions on four people and two firms in Turkey alleged to provide financial support to the Islamic State group
Prince Harry opens up about cocaine use and losing virginity to older woman behind pub
Britain’s Prince Harry said he had “taken cocaine” and lost his virginity by the age of 17
‘Now control yourselves’: Wagner group founder hails former convicts freed after fighting in Ukraine
Footage supplied by Russia’s RIA state news agency showed Yevgeny Prigozhin shaking hands with the first group of convicts who gained their freedom after serving for six months